Chapter 565 – Battle of the Three-Headed Basilisk (1)

-Chaaaaa!!!

A golden sphere rose from beneath the lake with the sound of spray.

And in that translucent sphere, I, who was intertwined with other colleagues, was the first to confirm the survival of the girls who had returned from the bottom of the poisonous lake.

“Ah, ouch… “It looks like it somehow managed to get out of the lake.”

“Is it on the ground? “Did we really escape outside the lake?!”

“Is everyone okay? “No one was hurt, right?”

“Uh, how long are you going to touch me…?” . Now let go…”

… First of all, it seems like everyone is safe.

I was fortunate that the windshield engine I came up with on the spot worked. In addition, the function to find nearby hunters worked properly.

If there were no other hunters near the poisonous lake, it would have been difficult to find a reference point to use as a direction, but when I explored the area around the lake earlier, there seemed to be quite a few hunters gathered there.

Now that I think about it, it seems like the surroundings are a little noisy…

“Because I escaped outside the lake~. “I will now lift the sanctuary~!”

-Saaagh.

“Taekyung ahhh… !!”

“Waaaaah?!”

As soon as Lulucia’s sacred barrier disappeared, a familiar voice suddenly strangled my neck and lunged at me.

As soon as the soft breasts felt through her tight tights clothing touched the back of her neck, I was immediately able to recognize that it was Hye-eun’s voice and her body.

“Hye, Hye-eun? “Why are you here?”

“That’s what I’m going to say?! “You said you were only working as a healer in a safe place, but why were you stuck at the bottom of a poisonous lake?!”

“Uh, that’s…”

“I told you not to do anything dangerous! “I told you not to move from the safe zone and just heal the hunters coming!!”

… Since it comes out logically, it leaves me with nothing to say.

Of course, being submerged to the bottom of the lake wasn’t something I wanted, and the task itself wasn’t much different from just using a recovery spell.

I thought it would get longer if I made excuses, so I only gave a short apology.

“I’m sorry, Hye-eun. “I made you worry for no reason.”

“Taekyung, you really!! “If you do this again next time, I won’t let you go!!”

“Okay, sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be angry about. Seong Tae-kyung and Cha Yu-ri returned safely.”

“So… “I’m really glad that both Seong Tae-kyung and Yuri came back without incident.”

“… “It’s not like nothing happened.”

With that answer, Cha Yu-ri glares at me, covering her breasts with a slightly red expression.

Although she said it was an urgent situation, she seemed strangely dissatisfied with having her breasts touched unexpectedly.

So what. It’s wrong to hang something like that in a place that’s easy to grab.

“I’m glad you’re safe, Sihee… Really, nothing happened…”

“W-what is it, you?! Why are you here?! And why does it suddenly become so disgusting!?”

“Don’t do anything dangerous… I thought I’d never see you again…”

“Profit… ! W, don’t be disgusting and get off quickly… !”

“Ahaha~! “I’m glad that the sisters seem to get along well~!”

“Does this seem like a good relationship, Lulucia?! And not sisters… !!”

It looks like they are enjoying the joy of the reunion in their own way.

Since the task was to subdue monsters in a B-level dungeon, I wasn’t sure whether Do Ye-hee, who was in the A+ level, would participate or not, but seeing as she was here, it seemed like she also participated in the group event.

Seeing how they abandoned the concept of raising Si-hee to be a strong hunter and hugged her tightly, it seems they were very worried as well.

… Actually, Si-hee’s side doesn’t seem to like Do Ye-hee’s reaction that much.

“For now, let’s go back quickly. If we stay here, ground erosion may continue like before. “We confirmed that Seong Tae-kyung and Cha Yu-ri are safe, so there’s no reason to delay any longer, right?”

“Yes, that’s right! If he stays here for no reason and a dangerous monster suddenly appears, Taekyung will become dangerous again…”

“… “I’m sorry, Hye-eun.”

“Huh?”

“… “That dangerous monster has already come out.”

“… Uh?”

-Qurrrr… !!!

As soon as I finish speaking, the water level of the lake rises and a monster appears at the bottom of the lake.

It seemed like it had crawled out of the lake, chasing after us as we ran away, sparkling in the water.

It was the moment when I once again encountered the eyes and snout of the huge lizard I had encountered from the bottom of the lake.

“Kaaaaa?!”

“… I chased you again… !”

“Everyone be careful! “It’s a poisonous lake, so don’t touch it!”

“P-Protect Aegis!!”

“Everyone gather behind Hye-eun! Hurry!!”

As soon as she heard that it was a poisonous lake, Kang Hye-eun quickly summoned a huge shield to surround her.

As expected from her name as the female warrior of the guardian shield, the shield she created on the spot had a considerable range and defensive power.

Everyone around her was able to block the tsunami of poison within the hemispherical shield she created.

“Let’s get out of here for now! “Poison Lake is like that guy’s home, so the more we fight here, the more disadvantageous it is for us!”

“Now, wait a minute! Because of the tsunami just now, poison has seeped into the escape route! “If you don’t have the ability to purify, you can’t even walk a few steps, you’re addicted!”

“Fluid cleansing!”

The poison puddles in the area were immediately cleaned by the saint’s extensive purification.

She must have already used a lot of divine power just today, but like a saint, she seemed to be radiating endless divine power.

“I cleaned up at least the puddle on the retreat! First, go to the nearest warp gate in Area B!”

“Yes!”

There was nothing more stupid than fighting a poison-resistant monster in a lake full of deadly poison, so I had to get out of the scene first.

Because I couldn’t use defensive magic every time I splashed around in the lake.

It would be better if he didn’t chase us away from his area and returned to the lake. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem like he had any intention of easily letting go of the prey he had met for the first time in a long time.

“Tch, they’re chasing me!!”

“Run quickly!! Run as fast as you can!!!”

Perhaps because it looks like a variation of a basilisk lizard, it is a huge monster that pursues us at a fairly high speed even on land.

Even if all the hunters here could run as fast as me, it wouldn’t be impossible to run away from him, but unfortunately not all of them had good strength and stamina.

As expected, the first to start getting tired were the two wizards, Cha Yu-ri and Do Ye-hee.

“Ha, ha…”

“Huh, huh, huh…”

“Run quickly, Cha Yu-ri! Mr. Do Ye-hee!”

They fall behind in the ranks, breathing heavily and running slowly.

If things continue like this, both of them will probably fall into his range soon.

Thinking of buying some time, I recklessly raised my sword and charged at him.

“Aaaaah!!”

“Taekyung! Dangerous!!”

“Hey, Seong Tae-kyung!!”

I could hear Hye-eun and Min-ah’s voices behind me, but if things continued like this, the wizards would definitely fall behind.

After making a clear decision, my mithril sword struck the monster’s nose once.

-Kaaaaa!!

‘Gyaaaaa!!’

Fuck, it’s so fucking hard!

Does it make sense that when you hit a monster with some kind of mithril, you hear the sound of metal clashing?!

The good news was that my sword strike didn’t bounce off without any power, but rather left a slight wound on his body.

At the point when I knew that the attack itself would work, I was quite hopeful. Moreover, looking at the slightly painful reaction, it seems like the damage has definitely been done.

If the situation were to arise, it was at a level where one could consider changing the escape plan and entering into a subjugation operation.

Of course, in the current situation where everyone is not in perfect condition, fighting monsters that may be of any level was not very hopeful, so for now, an escape operation to escape from the scene will be prioritized.

“Run quickly, Cha Yu-ri! And Do Ye-hee, you too!”

“Haa, haa, haa… !!”

“Huh, huh…” !!”

While I was somehow buying time, the two wizards were focusing on running away, breathing heavily.

After confirming that they retreated safely, I adjusted my sword and confronted her again.

I don’t know what level this guy is, but he’s probably an A+ or S level monster at most.

I can’t guarantee whether I’ll be able to win 1v1 or not, but I’m sure I can at least take some time.

With that in mind, I tried to deal with the guy in front of me and buy time until others could secure a safe distance.

Unfortunately, my operation didn’t seem to be going very well.

-Tsk, tsk…

– Jeok, Jeok…

“… Uh?”

The back of a giant basilisk lizard’s neck splits, with two reptilian heads sticking out from either side.

As soon as I saw it evolving from a giant basilisk to a three-headed basilisk in an instant, a thought naturally came to mind.

‘Fucked, this.’

… For a three-headed reptile of this size, it would probably start at SS level.

As a mere B-level hunter, I was not at a level where I could deal with him one-on-one. Of course, even if he actually had A-level or higher skills, it was still impossible to become an A-level hunter in the first place.

But that made it even more impossible to run away. If I step down from here, the next target will probably be Cha Yu-ri or Do Ye-hee, and then Lulucia and Si-hee will be in danger.

Surviving by sacrificing others was not my way. … I don’t know if it’s the other way around.

‘Shaaaaa!!’

The head protruding from the right side of the three-headed basilisk’s neck rushed towards me, and I also tried to stab it from the bottom up with all my energy with my mithril greatsword to deal with it.

No matter how many heads there are, there is only one body.

Naturally, its durability was bound to be weaker than that of the original head, so instead of backing down, it stabbed the attack into the gap.

-Pushuuuk!!

‘Shakyaaaaa!!’

A sword strike that penetrates the body clearly, unlike the solid head in the middle.

It was a moment where I was able to see some hope, even if it was just a little bit, as the blow went in much more easily than when I hit the original.

… Of course, the strength of the multi-headed reptile’s secondary head wasn’t just its strength, but its insane regenerative power.

‘Kyaaaaak!’

‘Oops… !’

I was only thinking about dealing with the right head that attacked first, and didn’t even notice the left head approaching.

If you do this wrong, it can be a little dangerous…

-Baaaaa!!

‘Keeeeek!!’

However, right before it opened its mouth towards me and lunged at me, the left side of its head was hit by something and bounced off into the distance.

I was also able to quickly figure out that it was the kick of a familiar person.

“Don’t look away.”

“… Thank you, Cheon Ji-hee.”

Since we are in the same close combat position, I feel like I receive a lot of help in times of crisis.

Although it increased from one to two, it was still quite insufficient to deal with a single boss monster.

There would have to be at least two A-level hunter parties together to even have a chance of trying something.

With that in mind, I briefly looked around to see how many other people had escaped.

There seemed to be other hunters still there who had already stopped and were looking at me.

“… Taekyung. Are you going to fight?”

“Heo-eok, heo-eok, heo-eok…”

“Mr. Seongcheol…”

“… Are you going to do it, Seong Tae-kyung?”

“…”

“Taekyung~!!”

… Yes, that’s how everyone feels.

He made brief eye contact with the hunters who had already made up their minds and chose to fight instead of flee, and made his decision.

All of the Azure Shield, and even the Foundation’s Sihee, Yehee, and Lulucia.

With this many people, we could probably try something.

It probably wouldn’t be impossible to defeat the three-headed basilisk, the boss of the abandoned village.

“Everyone, prepare for battle!!!”

An abandoned village dungeon incident that occurred 13 years ago.

It was time to put an end to that long past.